Official Starting Lineups – Monrerrey Vs Inter Milan FIFA Club World Cup Opener: Sebastiano Esposito Starts | OneFootball

Inter Milan coach Cristian Chivu has decided to start Sebastiano Esposito in attack against Monterey. Today’s FIFA Club World Cup group stage opener kicks off at 3.00 CET.

Inter Milan begin a new era today, in several respects.

Cristian Chivu will take charge of his first match as Nerazzurri coach. Furthermore, it will be the opening match of a new competition for Inter, the expanded Club World Cup.

Inter take on Mexican giants Monterrey in Los Angeles to kick off their group stage.

And there are a number of notable lineup selections from Chivu in his first ever match on the bench for Inter.

Petar Sucic & Luis Henrique Start On The Bench

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Firstly, new Inter signings Petar Sucic and Luis Henrique start on the bench.

The Croatian international only joined the Nerazzurri this month – however, he has come straight into the starting eleven in his first ever match with the club.

Meanwhile, in goal Yann Sommer starts.

Then in defense, it is the trio of Alessandro Bastoni, Stefan de Vrij, and Benjamin Pavard.

Meanwhile, along with Sucic in midfield the likes of Kristjan Asllani and Henrikh Mkhitaryan start.

Sebastiano Esposito Partners Lautaro Martinez In Attack

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Then, at left-wingback Carlos Augusto starts for the Nerazzurri.

Meanwhile, on the right flank it is Dutch international Matteo Darmian.

In attack, meanwhile, there is a particularly notable name. Sebastiano Esposito gets the start, having returned from his loan spell with Empoli last season.

With the likes of Mehdi Taremi unavailable and Marcus Thuram not at his best, Chivu has given the 22-year-old the nod. Therefore, he partners Lautaro Martinez in attack.

Official Starting Lineups: Monterrey Vs Inter Milan: Sucic & Esposito Start

Monterrey (3-4-2-1): Andrada; Medina, Sergio Ramos, Guzman; Chavez, Rodriguez, Torres, Arteaga; Canales, Ocampos; Berterame. Substitutes: Cardenas, Ambriz, Deossa, Alvarado, Aguirre, Rojas, Corona, Cortizo, Gonzalez,  Reyes, Sanchez, De la Rosa, Leone, Moxica, Fimbres. Coach: Torrent. Suspended: no one. Injured and unavailable: Mele, Salcedo.

Inter Milan (3-5-2): Yann Sommer; Benjamin Pavard, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni; Matteo Darmian, Nicolo Barella, Kristjan Asllani, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Sebastiano Esposito, Lautaro Martinez. Substitutes: Josep Martinez, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Alessandro Calligaris, Stefan de Vrij, Tomas Palacios, Gabriele Re Cecconi, Federico Dimarco, Luis Henrique, Nicola Zalewski, Matteo Cocchi, Petar Sucic, Thomas Berenbruch, Valentin Carboni, Giacomo De Pieri, Marcus Thuram. Coach: Cristian Chivu. Suspended: no one. Injured and unavailable: Sebastiano Pio Esposito, Piotr Zielinski, Mehdi Taremi, Yann Bisseck, Hakan Calhanoglu, Denzel Dumfries, Davide Frattesi.